Nick Viall ‘Often’ Talks About His Future With Girlfriend Natalie Joy: ‘I’m Very Grateful’ for Her

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Taking their time! Nick Viall and girlfriend Natalie Joy aren’t rushing to reach the next step in their relationship — but the topic has come up once or twice.“I’m very grateful for the relationship I have with Natalie,” the “Viall Files” podcast host, 41, exclusively told Us Weekly during a joint interview with Bachelor Nation‘s Ben Higgins ahead of their Tuesday, August 9, Celebrity Beef appearance. “[I’m] really excited [about] the direction it’s going and the pace in which it’s going.”The season 21 Bachelor continued, “We often talk about, you know, our future together and our relationship and I’m not trying to [rush].

I don’t think either of us [is] trying to get ahead of ourselves, but we’re definitely grateful for the direction it’s going.”When asked whether he was “itching” to walk down the aisle with Joy, 23, Viall simply teased, “Stay tuned.”The twosome went public with their romance in January 2021 after being linked for several months. “It was very romantic,” Viall later joked on his podcast of how he sparked a connection with the surgical technologist. “We kind of kept hanging out, and she finally got to a point where she was like, ‘I want to date,’ and I was kind of like, ‘I don’t know.’ … She just was like, ‘OK, this is what I want.

It’s fine, no big deal, but I’m gonna go do my thing,’ and she did, and I was like, ‘What?!’ … She went and showed me exactly what I’d be missing.”By February 2021, an insider told Us the pair were “pretty much inseparable,” adding, “Their relationship is very real.”As Viall and Joy’s bond continued to deepen, a second source predicted in November 2021 that an engagement could be coming “very soon.” The Wisconsin native’s friends “cannot wait for [an engagement] to happen